06-24-2004, 07:51 PM
...critics have their heads up their asses. Hagar was phenomenal. No other way to put it. My g/f especially liked how he got up into the rafters (where the lights hang) and sang from up there. He put on a Patriots jersey with the number "87", or something like that, and on the back it said "WE ARE BACK". I can't tell what made the crowd go wilder: the Pats jersey, or the words on the back. :) Eddie was amazing, and his son was no less stellar (because it was Father's day, he made a guest appearance and soloed, then played with his dad). Alex was also mind-blowing on his drums. And of course, you had to love the Jack Daniels bass guitar, especially when someone threw a small bottle of JD on-stage and he grabbed it up and sucked it down in one gulp. :D
The opening band, Silvertide, was incredible. I haven't heard such good guitar-playing in aeons. I STRONGLY recommend checking them out. They have a VERY old-school sound (80's old-school, not 90's or 2000's), and blended so well with Van Halen.
The music, the bands, the overall performance - it was well worth WAY more than the ~$100 a ticket x2 I spent, plus the $110 on t-shirts and $13 on food. :) I honestly don't think David Lee Roth would have given a better performance. "The Red Rocker" truly rocked the house, living up to his name and them some. Not since Ozzy have I seen someone put so much passion and energy into a live performance. Every individual was incredible, and the whole was DEFINITELY far greater than the sum of their parts. It was a once-in-a-lifetime concert, and I'm so glad I got to be a part of it. It's something I'll tell my grandkids someday.
The opening band, Silvertide, was incredible. I haven't heard such good guitar-playing in aeons. I STRONGLY recommend checking them out. They have a VERY old-school sound (80's old-school, not 90's or 2000's), and blended so well with Van Halen.
The music, the bands, the overall performance - it was well worth WAY more than the ~$100 a ticket x2 I spent, plus the $110 on t-shirts and $13 on food. :) I honestly don't think David Lee Roth would have given a better performance. "The Red Rocker" truly rocked the house, living up to his name and them some. Not since Ozzy have I seen someone put so much passion and energy into a live performance. Every individual was incredible, and the whole was DEFINITELY far greater than the sum of their parts. It was a once-in-a-lifetime concert, and I'm so glad I got to be a part of it. It's something I'll tell my grandkids someday.
Roland *The Gunslinger*